EUGENE N. LOSEY
Department of Chemistry
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(708) 617-3201
email: genel@elmhurst.edu
Education
- B. A., Major in Chemistry, 1966, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
- Ph. D., Organic Chemistry, 1973, Michigan State University,East Lansing,
MI. Thesis: Synthesis and Reactions of 2,3-Dehydro-biphenylene (under E.
LeGoff).
- Postdoctoral, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 1987-88
- SabbaticalLeave, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. NIH Postdoctoral
Fellowship with Peter B. Mackenzie, Department of Chemistry.
Teaching Experience
- Elmhurst College, 1977-present, currently Professor and Chair.
- Michigan State University, 1973-77, Temporary Assistant Professor (teaching
postdoctoral).
Courses Taught
- CHM 311, 312 Organic Chemistry I, II
- CHM 414 Advanced Organic Chemistry
- CHM 341 Qualitative Organic Analysis
- CHM 315, 316 Biochemistry I, II
- CHM 320 Industrial Organic Chemistry
- CHM 450 Independent Study
Publications
- "Acyclic Tertiary and Quaternary Carbon Stereocontrol via a New
Aldol Equivalent Reaction of Optically Active E-Enol Ethers," Faunce,
J. A.; Friebe, T. L.; Grisso, B. A.; Losey, E. N.; Mackenzie, P. B.; Sabat,
M. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1989, 111,
4508.
- Study Guide for Chemistry by Raymond Chang, Random House, Inc., New
York, 1981.
- "2,3-Dehydrobiphenylene," Losey. E. N.; LeGoff, E. J.
Org. Chem. 1973, 38,3812.
Fellowships and Awards
- T. W. Mueller Endowed Chair (Jepson Foudation), 1988-1993)
- National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow 1987-88 (12 months
on Elmhurst College Sabbatical leave).
- Phi Kappa Phi, national scholarship honor society, 1988.
- Elmhurst College President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1985.
Professional Societies
- American Chemical Society - national and Chicago Section
- Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area - Chemistry Division (ACCA)
- Midwest Assn. of College Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC)